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The Colour Room

  • 2021
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2K
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Phoebe Dynevor in The Colour Room (2021)
Clarice Cliff breaks the glass ceiling and revolutionizes the workplace at a pottery factory in 1920s England.
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Clarice Cliff breaks the glass ceiling and revolutionizes the workplace at a pottery factory in 1920s England.Clarice Cliff breaks the glass ceiling and revolutionizes the workplace at a pottery factory in 1920s England.Clarice Cliff breaks the glass ceiling and revolutionizes the workplace at a pottery factory in 1920s England.

  • Director
    • Claire McCarthy
  • Writer
    • Claire Peate
  • Stars
    • Phoebe Dynevor
    • Matthew Goode
    • Kerry Fox
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Claire McCarthy
    • Writer
      • Claire Peate
    • Stars
      • Phoebe Dynevor
      • Matthew Goode
      • Kerry Fox
    • 25User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Phoebe Dynevor
    Phoebe Dynevor
    • Clarice Cliff
    Matthew Goode
    Matthew Goode
    • Colley Shorter
    Kerry Fox
    Kerry Fox
    • Ann Cliff
    Darci Shaw
    Darci Shaw
    • Dot Cliff
    Luke Norris
    Luke Norris
    • Guy Shorter
    Bronwyn James
    Bronwyn James
    • Betty
    Rachel Shenton
    Rachel Shenton
    • Annie Shorter
    Doreene Blackstock
    Doreene Blackstock
    • Vera
    Tony Pitts
    Tony Pitts
    • Jack Walker
    Bill Paterson
    Bill Paterson
    • Gordon Forsythe
    Adrian Rawlins
    Adrian Rawlins
    • John
    David Morrissey
    David Morrissey
    • Fred Ridgeway
    Laura White
    Laura White
    • Gladys
    Oliver Huntingdon
    Oliver Huntingdon
    • Reg
    Conrad Nelson
    • Sid
    Heather Forster
    • Nancy
    AK Golding
    • Peggy
    • (as Anna-Kate Golding)
    Safia Oakley-Green
    Safia Oakley-Green
    • Elsie
    • Director
      • Claire McCarthy
    • Writer
      • Claire Peate
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    User reviews25

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    8mick-meyers

    A great little film.

    I really enjoyed this film,knowing nothing about the character,or the biographical details.great cast well filmed should get a larger release,but alas bigger budgeted films get presidence at the multiplex.hopefully the more independent cinemas might give it a run if you haven't got the Netflix app.
    9Goody-2011

    Fabulous true story

    We loved this movie about a true pottery pioneer who revolutionised the Potteries and also used to visit my granny every Sunday to grind coffee!

    Glad to see local landmarks and buildings were used

    Great acting by all the actors.
    9ops-52535

    british pop pottery...

    And other keetchy kitchen cuttlery designed and made in the 1920's royal imperial kingdom of great britain, a biographical drama about one of the first trendsetting women industrial designers that made psychedellic colours become trendy and the number one among wedding gifts of the times, and a collectors item of today.

    Its a beautiful made film, sharp and colourfilled but at the same time blurred out in a positive way, with a great deal of positive charged acting makes this a film that is a must see if your within the art crafts, or just a hobby potterer, or a china painter as my mum did(can still smell the american therpentine) many years ago, because this is for your eyes only if you want it to be.

    An appraisive thanks to sky studios and.co. That has made such a delightfull story come to life, its gentle, periodical and feministic. The grumpy old man recommends.
    10dlbblades

    Hidden gem and a must see

    Saw this advertised on sky and thought I'd give it a try. My wife thought it would be boring but watched it anyway. As a thirty year old I always used to go to antique auction and Clarice cliff always came up for sale and made good money. A great insight into the origins of Clarice cliff and how Stoke became the heart of pottery making. Watch the film, don't over think the story and just enjoy it.
    7Colbridge

    An absorbing true story about a woman who beat the odds in an industry dominated by men

    This is the true story of Clarice Cliff, a British pottery artist in the 1920's who beat the odds by rising from humble beginnings in the North of England in an industry dominated by men, to establish her own brand of ceramics to appeal to women that is still sold today.

    Phoebe Dynevor is well cast as Clarice as is Matthew Goode as the upper class factory owner and David Morrissey as her boss. I had no idea who Clarice Cliff was and had no interest in the subject matter but it is such a well made drama that I found myself getting more and more absorbed into the story thanks to Claire McCathy's competent direction and swift pacing. You find yourself rooting for Clarice and balk at the blatant sexism that went on in those days and the courage Clarice faced to overcome the prevailing attitudes.

    It reminded me of Made in Dagenham (2010) which was another true story about women in the Ford car plant making a stand against sexual discrimination in the work place. The Colour Room is more than that, it's about believing in yourself and never giving up on your dreams and if you have a passion for something you will find a way to overcome obstacles that stand in your way.

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    • Trivia
      The Colour Room's Wilkinson's Pottery filming locations are Gladstone Pottery Museum in Longton and Middleport Pottery in Burslem.
    • Goofs
      Clarice shows Colley Shorter a piece that she has made from scraps of clay pilfered from the factory. Colley taps it and it gives a dull ring. Unfired clay would not sound like that.
    • Crazy credits
      The end credits are accompanied by examples of Clarice Cliff's designs, as well as audio recordings from the "Bizarre Girls" themselves, reminiscing about their work life.

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    • Release date
      • November 12, 2021 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Кольорова кімната
    • Production companies
      • Caspian Films
      • Caspian Films.
      • Creative England
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $33,702
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 52m(112 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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